Union County, NJ interconnection queue
2 interconnection applications are pending in Union County, NJ, requesting 1.6 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 18 projects have been built here and 22 have been withdrawn since 1997.
Source: interconnection queues published by PJM. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 15 August 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.
What is waiting in Union County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 2 | 1.6 GW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 18 | 9.6 GW | 42.9% |
| Still pending | 2 | 1.6 GW | 4.8% |
| Withdrawn | 22 | 7.4 GW | 52.4% |
| Suspended | 0 | — | 0.0% |
Withdrawal is the ordinary outcome of an interconnection application nationally, not a sign of a problem in this county. Most withdrawals are a developer testing a site and moving on.
The largest projects on file
| Project | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Filed | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linden | Gas | 1.6 GW | completed | 2013-02 | PJM |
| Linden 230kV | Gas | 1.6 GW | completed | 2007-10 | PJM |
| Linden 230kV | Gas | 1.4 GW | withdrawn | 2013-04 | PJM |
| Linden 230 kV or 138 kV | Gas | 1.2 GW | completed | 1997-04 | PJM |
| Linden 138kV | Gas | 1.2 GW | completed | 1999-12 | PJM |
| Linden 230 kV | Gas | 1.1 GW | withdrawn | 1998-05 | PJM |
| Linden 230kV | Gas | 1.0 GW | completed | 2013-11 | PJM |
| Linden 230kV | Gas | 806 MW | active | 2025-04 | PJM |
| Linden 138kV & 230kV | Gas | 803 MW | active | 2025-04 | PJM |
| Linden VFT-Tosco 230kV | Gas | 800 MW | withdrawn | 2012-05 | PJM |
| Linden 2 - 230kV | Gas | 800 MW | completed | 2013-09 | PJM |
| East Towanda 230kV | Gas | 750 MW | withdrawn | 1999-02 | PJM |
| Linden 230kV | Oil | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2006-07 | PJM |
| Linden 230kV | Gas | 525 MW | withdrawn | 2005-07 | PJM |
| Linden - Harbor Cable II | Unknown | 520 MW | withdrawn | 2005-04 | PJM |
How this county ranks
Union County ranks #239 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #3 of 21 in New Jersey.
Other New Jersey counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Salem County | 3 | 2.8 GW |
| Bergen County | 2 | 2.0 GW |
| Hudson County | 2 | 350 MW |
| Atlantic County | 3 | 308 MW |
| Camden County | 1 | 300 MW |
| Warren County | 7 | 181 MW |
| Mercer County | 1 | 170 MW |
| Cumberland County | 3 | 149 MW |
Go deeper on Union County
The interactive map plots every one of these applications, and a generated county report puts them in a sourced PDF with the date each figure was true on every page.
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